16-year-old Max':s ambition is to work on vast engineeringprojects but first he must overcome a formidable obstacle.Meanwhile Ellie questions her relationship with boyfriendSteven.
On the hottest day of gator season, a brutal heat wave pushesLouisiana's hunters - and their gear - to the brink.Bruce and Anna gamble by sinking gators in cool water to savethem from the heat - and possible poachers. Daniel andZak's day nearly collapses when their airboat overheatsin the swamp. Troy and Pickle recruit a friend to help outrunthe high temps. Joey and Kallie employ old-school swampknowledge to keep their catch from spoiling.
Tim goes full outlaw in the Bluegrass State only to uncover thedark side of working with a Kentucky shine boss. Mark andDigger enlist Amanda and Kelly to procure a truckload ofhail-damaged peaches. Mike and Jerry pressure test theirrapid-aging system.
When a fraternity golden boy and his friend are found dead,Will, Faith, Angie and the team work to unravel the case.Meanwhile, Angie juggles parenting class; Seth faces new-dadanxiety; and Faith confronts her future.
Parker does the unthinkable to get all of the GoldenMile's paydirt. Rick's mechanic Ryan considersleaving. Mike Beets finally fires up the trommel on the hill.
Jacob and Little Willie hunt a legendary cannibal gator knownas Bone Crusher. Bruce and Anna hide their lines to stay onestep ahead of poachers, forcing Bruce to rely on his uncannyswamp memory to find them again. Troy and Pickle turn anunexpected encounter with a party barge into a heartfeltVeterans Day on the water. Chase leans on high-tech sonar totrack down deep-water monsters. And deep in the flooded woods,Ronnie and Timmy gamble everything on a brutal pirogue mission.
Julie feels inspired about what':s next, just as Amandadelivers bad news. Kris reaches her limit with her mentalhealth and disappears. Julie searches for Kris and presents anoffer but Kris counters.
Daphne leads an investigation into the attempted murder of abeloved colleague and mentor, which is further complicatedwhen it intertwines with another case. Later on, Ava comes toDaphne for advice and support.